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Place nameSyria
Other namesAs-Suriyah, Al-Jumhuriyah al-Arabiyah as-Suriyah, Syrie, La Syrie, Syrienne, République arabe, Suriyah, Syrian Arab Republic, Siria, Syrië, Syrien, Síria, SYR, SY, ISO760, SY00, Syrian
Latitude35
Longitude38
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
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Earliest inhabitants of area were probably Natufians ca. 10,000 BCE; home to several great cultures, including Akkadians and Amorites 3rd-2nd millenia BCE; ruled by Alexander, Romans, Arabs, and Ottomans; shares name with ancient country covering wider area; official language is Arabic.
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